Newcastle's post-season trip to Australia 'not ideal' - Trippier

Kieran Trippier has admitted that Newcastle United’s post-season trip to Australia is “not ideal” preparation ahead of England’s participation at this summer’s European Championship. Trippier, 33, and his Newcastle team-mates will head to Australia immediately after their final Premier League fixture away to Brentford on Sunday. They play Tottenham Hotspur at Melbourne Cricket Ground next Wednesday and an A-League All Star side at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium two days later. In football terms, there is little logic in Newcastle traveling so far for friendly fixtures after a draining season which has...